AMPLIFY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AMPLIFY?

Need another word that means the same as “amplify”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “amplify” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Amplify” are: blow up, expand, inflate, magnify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate, louden, make louder, turn up, increase, boost, step up, raise, intensify, escalate, swell, heighten, sharpen, strengthen, augment, add to, concentrate, reinforce, enlarge on, elaborate on, develop, flesh out, add flesh to, add detail to, go into detail about, embroider, supplement

Amplify as a Verb

Definitions of "Amplify" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “amplify” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make multiple copies of (a gene or DNA sequence.
• Increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.
• Increase the volume of.
• Make (something) more marked or intense.
• Enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement.
• Exaggerate or make bigger.
• Increase in size, volume or significance.
• To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.
• Increase the amplitude of (an electrical signal or other oscillation.

Synonyms of "Amplify" as a verb (35 Words)

add detail to	Make an addition by combining numbers.
add flesh to	Determine the sum of.
add to	Make an addition by combining numbers.
augment	Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. The pressure augmented.
blow up	Make a sound as if blown.
boost	Give a boost to be beneficial to. The tax cut will boost the economy.
concentrate	Compress or concentrate. Plants and microorganisms can concentrate metals from the environment.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. Please develop this roll of film for me.
elaborate on	Produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product.
embroider	Add fictitious or exaggerated details to (an account) to make it more interesting. She embroidered a tablecloth.
enlarge on	Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
escalate	Increase in extent or intensity. The price of tickets escalated.
exaggerate	Represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is. Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this gracious Old South imagery.
expand	Expand the influence of. The dough expands.
flesh out	Remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture.
go into detail about	Be abolished or discarded.
heighten	Become more extreme. Heighten the tension.
hyperbolise	To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.
hyperbolize	Represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is; exaggerate. Victims are prone to hyperbolize and invent details that just aren t there.
increase	Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree. The university increased the number of students it admitted.
inflate	Become inflated. The war inflated the economy.
intensify	Become more intense. The dispute began to intensify.
louden	Make or become louder. The latest research will louden the cries from critics.
magnify	Make large. Praise the Lord and magnify Him.
make louder	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
overdraw	Exaggerate in describing or depicting (someone or something. I m already overdrawn this month.
overstate	To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. I overstated my case to make my point.
raise	Raise from a lower to a higher position. They managed to raise Hanoi last night.
reinforce	Strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment. The helmet has been reinforced with a double layer of cork.
sharpen	Make crisp or more crisp and precise. Her tone sharpened.
step up	Cause (a computer) to execute a single command.
strengthen	Make strong or stronger. He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth.
supplement	Serve as a supplement to. I looked for a part time job to supplement my income.
swell	Cause to become swollen. The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son.
turn up	Cause to move along an axis or into a new direction.

Usage Examples of "Amplify" as a verb

• Urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization.
• The accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement.
• The manufacturers have developed a system of amplifying the radio signal.
• The notes amplify information contained in the statement.
• Amplify sound.
• Genomic DNA was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction.

Associations of "Amplify" (30 Words)

aggrandize	Add details to. He hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero s death.
amplification	The action of increasing the amplitude of an electrical signal or other oscillation. You re an actor in that you are using emotion and amplification of ideas to make your point.
augment	Grow or intensify. He augmented his summer income by painting houses.
augmentation	The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount. The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects.
bloat	Make bloated or swollen. The dead man s stomach was bloated.
broaden	Make broader. Broaden the road.
dilate	Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. The woman dilated her nostrils.
distend	Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside. Air is introduced into the stomach to distend it.
diversify	Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. We re confident that the new owners will grow and diversify the company globally.
enlarge	Become larger or bigger. Very often a favourite photograph is enlarged and framed.
escalation	An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. There was a gradual escalation of hostilities.
expand	Expand the influence of. His business expanded rapidly.
expanded	Relatively broad in shape. Expanded polystyrene.
expansion	The action of becoming larger or more extensive. The book is an expansion of a lecture given last year.
exponentially	(with reference to an increase) more and more rapidly. Our business has been growing exponentially.
extend	Stretch out over a distance space time or scope run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. The law was extended to all citizens.
extension	The action or process of enlarging or extending something. The extension of satellite of Mars is the set containing only Demos and Phobos.
growing	Biology the process of an individual organism growing organically a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. The needs of the growing child.
increase	The amount by which something increases. We are aiming to increase awareness of social issues.
magnification	The ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object. This microscope should give a magnification of about 100.
magnify	To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. Praise the Lord and magnify Him.
maturation	The process by which wine or other fermented drinks become ready for drinking. Sexual maturation.
maximize	Make the best use of. A thriller that maximizes the potential of its locations.
megaphone	Utter through or as if through a megaphone. The director stood around megaphoning orders.
pervasiveness	The quality of spreading widely or being present throughout an area or a group of people. The pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways.
proliferate	Grow rapidly. Cultured cells often proliferate indefinitely.
rise	Rise to one s feet. The activists urged militant factions to rise up.
stretching	Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent.
swell	The undulating movement of the surface of the open sea. She felt herself swell with pride.
widen	Make or become wider. The lane widened out into a small clearing.